The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 30, 2009

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

POWER: Kaiga plant leak an act of mischief, says AERB team
Atomic energy regulator puts out caution notice. A team of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, which returned on Sunday to Mumbai after investigating the radiation leak in the Kaiga Atomic Power Station in Karnataka, has concluded that it was an ...

HEALTH: Govt to impose trans fat limits on vanaspati soon
Manufacturers say move will force them to fully depend on imports. Vanaspati makers are apprehensive over a proposed regulation seeking to limit the Trans Fatty Acids (TFA) content in their product to 10 per cent by early next year and to 5 per ...

GOLD & SILVER: Where is gold headed?
On Friday, when the Dubai debt storm sent shivers down the spine of global markets, gold showed how resilient it ...

INTERVIEW: ‘Dubai debt crisis will have limited impact'
Geojit BNP sees rise in NRI inflows in short-term. Dubai's debt crisis has rattled markets across the world as the problem revived worries about the health of the global financial system. Although the exposure of Indian companies and banks to ...

EVENTS: Rs 2,000-cr biz deals finalised at EXCON
EXCON 2009, the construction equipment and technology trade fair which concluded here on Sunday, saw business deals worth Rs 2,000 crore being struck, the event host, ...

EDUCATION: Chetan Krishnaswamy, Director (Corporate Affairs), Dell; Pooja Bhagavat Memorial Mahajana Post-Graduate Centre
The marketing landscape is changing. It is changing from traditional tenets of products and services to corporate branding. Speaking on the ‘Role of social media in redefining communication and marketing', at the Business Line Club ...

TAXATION: Higher tax on branded food products dents competitiveness
An over 18 per cent tax on branded processed agricultural products had led to stagnation of processing in fruits and vegetables in the country. Only two per cent of the fruits and vegetables are processed in the country, according to ...

EDUCATION: K. Ajay Kumar, Income Tax Commissioner; Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada
A strong banking system and the steps taken by the Government have helped effectively tackle the economic slowdown in India caused by the global recession in general and the US sub-prime crisis in particular. The situation has ...

EMPLOYMENT: Hiring activity spurs demand for HR professionals
The economic recovery and the resultant pick-up in hiring in sectors such as BFSI, IT and pharma has revived demand for HR and ...

EMPLOYMENT: Management grads may see better placements
WANING SLOWDOWN. The hiring prospects at the premier business schools and second-rung colleges could be encouraging, according to ...

COAL: Coal India may talk tough to Bengal Govt
Steel projects in coal bearing zones. Coal India Limited may have taken a tough stance with regard to the latest controversy over the industrial investment proposals in the coal bearing zones of Ranigunj-Asansol area in West Bengal. The ...

CO-OPERATIVES: Centre studying Kerala's concerns over co-op reforms
The Union Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, has directed his Ministry to look into contentious issues with Kerala Government over the Vaidyanathan ...

TAXATION: Kerala call centre for traders' aid
The State Finance Minister, Dr T.M.Thomas Isaac, has said that a call centre for looking into the complaints related to the Commercial Taxes Department will start functioning in the State from January 1. Complaints can be registered by the ...